Wheel-carrier.



E. R. DRAVER.

WHEEL CARRIER.

APPLICATION mm NOV. l9.- 1917.

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EHIL ll. BEAVER, 0F RICHMOND, INDIANA.

WHEEL-CARRIER.

!peclfleatlon 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

Application filed November 19, 1917. Serial 110. 202,715.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it "known that I. EMIL R. Dnavsa, a citizen of the .United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Car riers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

My resent invention has for its object to provlde an improved wheel carrier for antomobiles which is adapted to carry one or more extra wheels, the term wheel being herein used in a broad and liberal sense.

The invention involves an extensible spindle and cooperating devices whereby one or more such wheels may be carried. For carrying one wheel, one section, to wit, the main or relatively fixed section of the spindle is used, and for carrying a second extra wheel, the detachablespindle section is applied to the main section. The outer ends of the main and of the su lemcntal or oftension section of the spin l e are preferably provided with (in )licate threads so that a single clamping device maybe applied to either thereof. Also. as the best means for detachably connecting the supplemental spindle section to the main section. the former is provided with 'an internally threaded seat adapting it to be screwed onto the threaded endof the main spindle.

Preferably, the spindle is adapted for carrying one ocmore wire wheels such as commonly used on automobiles. However,

by the provision of a sort of skeleton hub and spoke structure, demountable rims may be carried on the s indle much in the same manner as the or inary wire wheels.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts' throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawin s,

Figure 1 is a' view, chie y in vertical section, but. with some parts shown in dotted lines illustrating my improved wheel oarii'er appliedto the rear of an automobile,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the,

main'section of the spindle;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showin the extension or supplemental section: 0 the spindle;.

Fig. 4 1s a perspective view of a sleeve- 2 like so-called spacing washer;

Fig. 5 is a perspectiie view showing a modified form of spacing washer;

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing a modified form of wheel clamping cap;

. Fig. 7 is an elevation showing a temporary hub and s oke structure for supporting a demonntable rim from the s indle; and

Fig. 8 is a section on t e line 8-8 of Fig.

The numeral 9 indicates bracket that dle proper 13. having a hub. 1-1 with a r. ial

hub 15 engaging flanges 16. The spindle 13 is shown as passedthrough and rigidly secured to the upper end of the bracket 9 and its Iprojectmg end is threaded at 13'.

he supplemental or extension spindle 17 has an internally threaded'socket 18 and radially projecting longitudinal hub engaging flanges 19. The threads of the socket 18 fit the threads 13 of the main spindle 13, so

that the supplemental section is adapted by this means to be screwed onto the said main spindle. .To firmly lock the supplemental spindle to the main spindle, it is shown as provided with a sct screw 20 applied through its socket 18. The projecting end of the supplemental spindle 17 has threads 17? that correspond to the threads 13 of the main spindle.

A suitable spacing washer, so-called,is preferably telcscoped onto the flanges 19 of the supplemental spindle for engagement with the hubs of the wheels carried by the spindle. In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 and-4, the spacing washer is in the nature of a sleeve 21, the endfianges of which are notched at 22 and are adapted to he slid onto the flanges 19. At its inner end, the sleeve 21 has a relatively small conical surface 2:3 am at its outer end, it has a relativelylarge reversely beveled conical portion 24 for a purpose which will presently appear.

The numeral 25 indicates a clam ing nut which, as shown, is provided wit a projectin arm 26 by which it may be readily rotat This-elamping nut 2.5 is adapted eueion accord-- 1. euro n'hece are cureo called elanrpn j head Edi rzidially and iii'uardly projecting Wire Wheels of standard i med and oi the parts 01% F115. Ejl iereeh o the , rinn l; the hube lin the use oi the le an shown in e main npiudle inner enrfueee Wheel and lie will. eonnml einl lug en: Wheels on llie A other p out of l a o more eon'iplea 'i orrn ed 411, ll f. 6 illusl'raiee nut and, clamp :1 are formed as i the numeral Ell in-- l herring an inter- I a heveled or conil .5 3i. is adapted. aireaded end 1?"- oil ed l and up oil the llilll in holding but one line additional elements v relay he purchased and applied, thereby conthe spindle into one that is adapted Of course, more than we to carry two wheels. lni o wheels might be carried on :1 single on blue spindle, a sort of temporary hub and spoke structure will be provided as a connection. between the spindle and the deinountable rim. .ln liigs. '7 and 8, such a huh {ind spoke elxructure is provided, the w as shown, eoinprisine a huh 33 having one or more l'o xvii, b shown, three radial epolcc illn'hiel, at; their outer ends, have trained ly exteluledhead portions 35 onto which the ifleinounlable rim 3G is; adapted to he teleseoped. The rim 86 is shown provided with a fire ill. Either one or two of the hub and spoke structures 33, 34-, and may be applied to the spindle and so cured in any suitable "way and any suitable inc-zine may he provided for securing thedemountable rims to the respective heads 35.

In Fig". l, the numeral 10 indicates the gasolene tank, 10 the rear" springs and 10 the body of the automobile. i.

The term spindle is herein used in a broad and liberal sense to include any sort of Structure that will pass through lhe hubs oil one or more 'WllOClS and serve to support the eaine.

lVhal; I claim is: i 7 An extra wheel 'arrier for vehicles, com.- prising a main spindle section having means;

for rigidly securing: it-"to the vehicle and having a Wheel etop on its inner portion, and Wl'iieh main spindle adapted to carry an extra Wheeh a supplemental spindle deizachably secured llfldillfl end of said main Spindle and adapted to carry a second extrawheel, a, wheel clamping device applieable be the end of Said nlain spindlevor to the end of said supplemental spindle, aceordto Whether one or two extra Wheels are he be enrried, and a Wheel spacing device mounted in slide freely on. the intermediate portion. of the complete spindle in the vicirr :ity of the joint between said mein andsuppleinenlzal spindle sections, and which spacing device is freely removable from the comp spindle Without sepa 'ating the two spindle eeel ions.

lfn lLEElhlXl'lOfif/ whereof I affix my signature in preeenee oi. liwo witneseee.

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